source of worry; source of distress
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
scale; scope; plan; structure
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
in advance; beforehand; previously
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
competent; suitable; qualified
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense